UniCredit Study Abroad Programme

UniCredit & Universities Foundation launches a new competition for 8 grants "UniCredit Study Abroad Exchange Programme" aimed at all university students of economics or finance for a period of six months of study exchange programme abroad to/from Serbia and Russia.

To be eligible for the competition, applicants must be a citizen of one of 22 countries where UniCredit is present and be a university student in the fields of economics or finance inat least her/his 2nd year of study.

Moreover, candidates must:

1) either be enrolled at any university in a country in which UniCredit is present and be wishing to spend six months at a university located either in Russia or in Serbiaor:2) be enrolled at a university located either in Russia or in Serbia and be wishing to spend six months abroad at any University in a country in which UniCredit is present.

The grants are aimed at financing exchange periods abroad for six months, starting from January 2012 and ending March 2013.

Each winner will receive a grant of EUR 4,200 (gross of taxes) for the whole period and an economy return flight ticket will be fully paid by the Foundation.

Candidates may only apply using the application available online. In the application, each candidate must indicate a list of maximum 3 host-universities where she/he intends to spend the exchange period, choosing only those universities with an exchange agreement already signed with the home university.

Applications may be submitted until 15 November 2011. The eight winners will be announced by 15 December 2011.